One of Water Wise's mandate is to educate different stakeholders (internal and external) on water conservation and how this knowledge can be cascaded into daily activities at home or at work. Amongst other things, Water Wise strives to fulfill its social and environmental responsibilities by offering free training on vegetable gardening to communities. In return, the vegetable gardens will help feed people in our communities, open possible trading opportunities, and improve the environment. Water Wise held a two-day (15 - 16 August 2019) vegetable gardening workshop at Tshepiso in Emfuleni Municipality. The workshop was attended by youth and elderly people from the community. Water Wise facilitators covered the following topics:

South Africa (SA) is known for its beautiful shorelines that attract tourist from all over the world. However, under our oceans lies decades of non-biodegradable litter ranging from plastics, cans, steel and other materials. Approximately 70% of ocean litter is derived from inland waste that has been washed into the ocean during rainy seasons, or left near the shores by people. Pollution in and around the ocean is also caused by poor waste management principles and not only does it affect the aesthetic appearance of the coastal and marine areas, but aquatic animals are dying as a result of this debris. In an attempt to eradicate issues surrounding pollution in SA, the local plastic industry has initiated a Clean-up and Recycle campaign that is also supported by various packaging industries, retailers, provisional government, local government, environmental organisations, businesses, schools, and communities. The campaign has seen about 120 000 volunteers joining in every year to clean up roads, rivers, schools, residential and illegal dumping areas. If you want to get involved in any of the above mentioned clean-up campaigns happening in and around your area please click on the below links:

Clean-up and Recycle SA Week
Recycling Day SA
International Coastal Clean-up Day
Let's Do It World Clean-up